Description

This species is distinguished from all its congeners by its ventral fin fold beginning anterior to the first pair of gill apertures (within anterior 27-28% TL) (Ref. 85052).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Eptatretus

Species: Eptatretus longipinnis Strahan, 1975

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Indian Ocean: Off Robe and off Cape Douglas, South Australia.

Biology

Occurs on soft bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Maximum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless